It is a management tool very useful for Human Resources and Business Administration departments, and in ASISA we are aware of that. If the policy holder is the company, there are multiple fiscal benefits:
- Social security payments are not increased.
- The company will be able to totally deduct the purchase of this service as a social spending in the corporate taxes.
- The company will have a powerful tool for the salary negotiation (when you offer a health insurance to an employee the expense is less than if you increment the salary in the same amount) .
Also, there are social benefits:
- Controlling the employee absenteeism: Absences due to medical visits will decrease. Reducing the waits in medical check ups and diagnosis tests also reduce the loss of working hours, an advantage in comparison with other more crowded systems
- It also improves the image of the company Reinforces the commitment between company and employee and reduces staff turnover. These health insurances are considered as a bond of connection between the company and the employees increasing their fidelity.
Alternatively the employee obtains different benefits: The first 500 Euros used to pay the health insurances do not have to be included in the tax declaration, increasing the salary of the employee. Promotes the conciliation: Employees will have a social benefit in their personal lifes, because they have the opportunity to register in the insurance all the family members. It is a high valued compensation.